Private Equity Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis

Law360, New York (January 24, 2013, 8:22 PM EST) -- With nearly 350 attorneys and almost as many clients, Kirkland & Ellis LLP boasts what is likely Big Law's biggest and broadest private equity practice. In 2012, it proved it was one of its most capable, too, tackling a dozen billion-dollar buyouts from large-cap investors and covering the middle market from Chicago to Shanghai.